CCR 56 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raja Ohri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ohri's choice of entrance music: The Next Episode. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hood
vs
Ohri

180 cm
24
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

King of Fists

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Hood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raja Ohri!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ohri fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hood to the ground. Ohri is now in Hood's guard.
Ohri is in close to Hood's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hood is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ohri is controlling him.
Ohri controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ohri with a nice head shot there.
Ohri postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ohri working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Ohri lands a couple of digs.
Hood wants to stand and escape but Ohri is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ohri has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ohri with a nice head shot there.
Hood keeping moving, preventing Ohri from controlling successfully.
Hood knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ohri on the ground.
Hood wants to stand but Ohri is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohri stands up over Hood, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ohri controlling from the top position.
Hood wants to stand up but Ohri is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohri working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Ohri drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Ohri as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Hood screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Ohri! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Raja Ohri!
A victorious Raja Ohri thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Schuurman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Schuurman
vs
Denke

175 cm
24
175 lbs
9 - 9 - 1

175 cm
22
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Lion Fightwear
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Schuurman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Denke!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schuurman fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've been told by Schuurman's head coaches at !!!!!cheapest gym in rio!!!!!! elite coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Schuurman doesn't manage to clinch there - Denke circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schuurman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Denke misses with a straight right.
Denke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schuurman moves away.
Denke lands a really nice looking cross but Schuurman seems unphased.

It looks like Frank Schuurman has been cut.
Denke scores with a hook to the body. Schuurman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Denke circles away from the clinch attempt
and Denke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Denke is having none of it.

Schuurman moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Denke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Denke breaks from the clinch.
Schuurman ducks under a wild hook from Denke.
Schuurman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Denke manages to circle out of the way.
Denke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Denke is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Denke! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schuurman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Denke throws out the jab.
Schuurman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Denke misses with a wild combination.
Schuurman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Denke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Denke is avoiding it.
Schuurman moves out of range as Denke strikes.
Schuurman is looking to clinch.
Denke misses with an uppercut.
Denke circles away from the clinch attempt
and Denke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Denke moves out of range.
Denke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Schuurman staying out of range there.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Denke moves away
and Denke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Denke throws a jab but it's blocked by Schuurman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman wants to clinch up but Denke keeps it at a distance.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Denke is having none of it.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Denke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frank Schuurman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denke keeps the fight on the outside.
Denke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schuurman at a distance.
Denke looks to score with a jab to the body but Schuurman is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Denke swats away the attempt to clinch by Schuurman.
Nice defenses there by Schuurman.
Schuurman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Denke.
Denke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Denke throws out a loose jab but Schuurman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schuurman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Denke misses with a straight right.
Schuurman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Denke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Denke throws out the jab.
Denke throws a hook but Schuurman avoids it easily.
Schuurman tries to clinch up
and Denke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Denke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Schuurman.
Denke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Schuurman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Denke counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schuurman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Denke swats away the attempt to clinch by Schuurman.

Schuurman moves into range and clinches up with Denke.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Karl Denke has been cut.
Denke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Denke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Denke lunges at Schuurman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Schuurman's hand.
Schuurman moves in looking to clinch but Denke pushes him off.
Denke throws a big shot that misses.
Schuurman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Denke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Denke throws a hook but Schuurman blocks it.
Schuurman moves in looking to clinch but Denke pushes him off.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Denke is avoiding it.
Schuurman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Denke swats away the attempt to clinch by Schuurman.
Denke keeps the fight on the outside.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch but Denke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schuurman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Denke dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Denke circles away from the clinch attempt.

Schuurman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Denke jumps guard but Schuurman stands there with Denke around his waist. Denke gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Denke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schuurman backwards.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Denke blocks it.
Denke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Denke.

Denke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Denke throws a shot from downtown. Schuurman moves away and avoids it.
Schuurman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schuurman defending well as Denke loads up on a big left hand.
Denke lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Schuurman.
A big left from Denke misses.
Denke keeps the fight on the outside.
Denke is looking for the big counter here.
Denke keeps the fight on the outside.
Schuurman moves in looking to clinch but Denke pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schuurman defending well as Denke loads up on a big left hand.
Denke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schuurman manages to avoid it.
Schuurman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Denke.
Denke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schuurman looks to clinch
and Denke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Schuurman is looking to clinch.
Schuurman doesn't manage to clinch there - Denke circles away.
Schuurman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Denke lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Frank Schuurman's cut is getting worse.
Schuurman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Denke might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Denke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schuurman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Schuurman tries to clinch up but Denke circles away and keeps his distance.
Denke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karl Denke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schuurman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Denke throws a body punch but Schuurman moves out of range.
Schuurman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Denke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Denke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schuurman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Denke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schuurman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Denke.
Schuurman tries to counter by clinching up but Denke breaks away and moves out of range.
Schuurman tries to clinch up but Denke circles away and keeps his distance.
Schuurman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Denke.
Denke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denke keeps the fight on the outside.
Schuurman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Denke throws a hook but Schuurman avoids it easily.
Denke swats away the attempt to clinch by Schuurman.
Denke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schuurman is looking to counter the offense by Denke and move into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Schuurman moves into the clinch.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Denke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Denke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Denke blocks with his arms.
Schuurman tries to land knees in the clinch but Denke avoids the damage to the body.
Denke lands a body shot.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Denke is blocking nicely.
Denke content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Denke successfully pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Schuurman being controlled here momentarily.

Schuurman stands and steps away. Denke gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Schuurman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Denke.
Schuurman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schuurman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Denke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Denke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Denke misses.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Denke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schuurman wants to clinch up but Denke keeps it at a distance.
Denke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Schuurman is looking to clinch.
Schuurman wants to clinch.
Denke throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Schuurman counters by moving into the clinch.
Denke fails to pull guard.
Denke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schuurman.

Denke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Denke looks to throw the jab but Schuurman is out of range.
Denke throws a hook but Schuurman blocks it.
Schuurman wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Denke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Denke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schuurman.
Denke misses with an uppercut. Schuurman saw that one coming.
Schuurman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Denke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Denke is avoiding it.
Schuurman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schuurman moves away from the strike by Denke.
Schuurman wants to clinch
and Denke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Denke lands with a good body shot.
Denke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Denke's corner calls for a 1-2. Denke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Denke circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Denke moves out of range.
Denke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schuurman slips under a jab.
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Denke swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Schuurman instigates a clinch.
Denke will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Schuurman up against the cage.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Denke.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Denke blocks with his arms.
Frank Schuurman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Denke.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.

Denke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Denke moves out of range.
Denke lands a jab.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Denke is avoiding it.
Schuurman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Denke throws out a counter right but Schuurman avoids it with no problem.
Denke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Denke is avoiding it.
Schuurman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Denke is having none of it.
Denke swings for the body but Schuurman moves out of range.
A jab from Denke misses.
Denke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schuurman darts in trying to clinch
and Denke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Denke circles away from the clinch attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frank Schuurman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Denke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Denke doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Schuurman pushes Denke up against the cage in a clinch.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Denke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Denke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schuurman is looking to clinch.
Denke misses with a hook.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Denke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schuurman fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Denke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Denke circles away from the clinch attempt
and Denke counters with a nice uppercut.
Denke circles away from the clinch attempt
and Schuurman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Frank Schuurman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Denke is having none of it.
Denke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Schuurmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Denke misses with a hook. Schuurman ducked under it nicely.
Schuurman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Denke connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Schuurman scrambles back to his feet.
Denke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schuurman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schuurman tries to clinch there but Denke circles away.
Denke moves into range and connects with a jab.

Schuurman is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schuurman gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Denke gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Schuurman is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Denke!
A victorious Karl Denke thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikita Astakhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Astakhov's entrance music is Tupac - Uppercut. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Astakhov
vs
Thomas

190 cm
28
265 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

200 cm
29
275 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikita Astakhov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evan Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thomas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Astakhov sprawls well initially but Thomas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Astakhov is in trouble now - Thomas has advanced to mount!
Astakhov is working to get back to half guard.
Astakhov blocking the ground and pound.
Thomas with the ground and pound from mount.

Thomas is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Thomas extends the arm and Astakhov is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Evan Thomas!
A very excited looking Evan Thomas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paddy McPhail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

McPhail
vs
Jimenez

182 cm
30
147 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

175 cm
30
165 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paddy McPhail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPhail slips under a jab from Jimenez.
A counter left hand to the body from McPhail misses its target.
Jimenez lands a nice shot to the body.
McPhail throws a body punch but Jimenez moves out of range.
Jimenez slips a straight right by McPhail.
Jimenez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McPhail manages to avoid it.
McPhail slips a jab from Jimenez.
A slow jab from McPhail misses its intended target.
Jimenez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McPhail ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.
McPhail misses the shot to the body.
McPhail checks a low kick from Jimenez.
McPhail was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jimenez lands with a hook. McPhail tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McPhail throws a lazy uppercut
and McPhail takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez throws a quick inside leg kick.
McPhail walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jimenez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jimenez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jimenez sizes up McPhail with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jimenez throws a leg kick but McPhail moved away.
McPhail lands a really nice looking cross but Jimenez seems unphased.

It looks like Hugo Jimenez has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McPhail lands a slapping body shot.
Jimenez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jimenez throws out a powerful jab.
McPhail uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jimenez.
No joy there for Jimenez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McPhail really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McPhail bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jimenez's head.
McPhail misses with a two punch combination.
McPhail takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McPhail lands a lovely overhand right.
McPhail slips under a jab.
McPhail misses with a straight left.
Jimenez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jimenez tests McPhail's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jimenez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McPhail throws a jab when Jimenez was well out of range.
McPhail slips a jab from Jimenez.
McPhail looks to score with a jab to the body but Jimenez is just out of range.
A nice side step and Jimenez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPhail lands a lovely overhand right.
Jimenez slips a straight right by McPhail.
Jimenez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jimenez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McPhail takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jimenez misses the jab.
McPhail swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jimenez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McPhail lands a jab to the head.
Jimenez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McPhail scores with a punch to the head.
McPhail scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jimenez doesn't seem bothered though.
McPhail throws an overhand right that lands on Jimenez's shoulder, as Jimenez tries to avoid the shot.
McPhail takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McPhail throws a hook to the side of Jimenez's head but Jimenez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McPhail throws a right and a left that both miss.
McPhail lands a nice looking body shot.
McPhail looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
McPhail checks a leg kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McPhail throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McPhail just misses with a punch to the body.
Jimenez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jimenez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McPhail on the side of the head.
Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Jimenez misses its intended target.
McPhail is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jimenez misses with a low kick.
Jimenez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jimenez scoring well with a low kick there.
McPhail misses with a looping right.
McPhail lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from McPhail. Jimenez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jimenez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McPhail moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McPhail works Jimenez's body with a nice hook.
Jimenez looks winded!
That kick from Jimenez tenderised McPhail's leg. McPhail is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from McPhail.
McPhail takes a swing at Jimenez's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from McPhail finds it's target.
Jimenez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jimenez missing with a left hand there. McPhail was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jimenez looks to score with a jab to the body but McPhail is just out of range.
Jimenez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jimenez misses with a looping right.
McPhail connects with a jab.
A slow jab from McPhail misses its intended target.
McPhail is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jimenez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jimenez throws out a loose jab but McPhail uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McPhail fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jimenez looks to throw the jab but McPhail is out of range.
Jimenez lands a slapping body shot.
McPhail connects with a right hand. Jimenez shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Paddy McPhail will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hugo Jimenez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jimenez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McPhail works the jab nicely.
Jimenez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McPhail checks a leg kick.
Jimenez throws a hook but McPhail avoids it easily.
McPhail lands with a straight right. Jimenez didn't see that one coming.
McPhail connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jimenez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jimenez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McPhail throws a good cross that connects.
McPhail swings for the body but Jimenez moves out of range.
A jab from McPhail does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McPhail lands a glancing blow to the side of Jimenez's head.
McPhail misses the shot to the body.
Jimenez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jimenez throws a jab but it's blocked by McPhail.
Jimenez misses with a straight left.
Jimenez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McPhail takes a swing at Jimenez's ribcage but misses.
Jimenez swings for the body but McPhail moves out of range.
Jimenez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McPhail sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jimenez swings for the body but McPhail moves out of range.
McPhail ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McPhail bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McPhail scores with a hook.
Jimenez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McPhail throws out the jab.
McPhail backing away here, and Jimenez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Paddy McPhail is winning the standup battle so far.
Jimenez throws a lazy uppercut
and McPhail counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jimenez throws a front kick aimed at McPhail's knee but McPhail avoids it well.
McPhail is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jimenez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McPhail.
McPhail scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jimenez doesn't seem bothered though.
Jimenez is breathing heavily.
Jimenez loads up on a big right hand but McPhail slips the punch.
A punch combination from McPhail misses.
Jimenez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McPhail misses the shot to the body.
McPhail lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting McPhail here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McPhail misses with a left hand
letting Jimenez counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McPhail.
McPhail defending well as Jimenez loads up on a big left hand.
Jimenez thows a leg kick but McPhail checks it
and McPhail counters with a nice uppercut.
McPhail is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jimenez can do to turn this around?
McPhail slips a jab from Jimenez.
Jimenez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McPhail was well out of range. Poor timing from Jimenez.
Jimenez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McPhail.
Jimenez looks to land a combination but McPhail avoids it well.
McPhail scores with a body shot.
McPhail keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jimenez.
Jimenez misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from McPhail misses the target.
Jimenez throws a body punch but McPhail moves out of range.
McPhail connects with a single shot there.
McPhail connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That has opened up Hugo Jimenez's cut even more.
McPhail takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jimenez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McPhail was well out of range. Poor timing from Jimenez.
McPhail scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McPhail works the jab nicely.

Jimenez is rocked!
Jimenez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jimenez is still on wobbly legs! Can McPhail finish him?
McPhail throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jimenez seems to have recovered his senses.
Jimenez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut there from McPhail.
McPhail throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McPhail lands a nice shot that snaps Jimenez's head back.
McPhail scores with a jab to the body.
McPhail throws a looping overhand right but Jimenez ducks down to avoid it.
McPhail lands with an uppercut that bounces Jimenez off the cage and back into range.
Jimenez throws a leg kick that is checked
and McPhail counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jimenez throws a right hand that misses
and McPhail counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jimenez throws the left hand but McPhail avoids the punch easily.
McPhail swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jimenez tried to score with a low kick but McPhail checks it.
McPhail stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez slips under a jab.
Jimenez throws a jab but it's blocked by McPhail.
Jimenez swings for the body but McPhail moves out of range.

McPhail lands a big uppercut and Jimenez crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jimenez looks OK. McPhail waves Jimenez back to his feet!
McPhail just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Jimenez lands.
Jimenez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McPhail throws out the jab.
Jimenez throws an overhand right that lands on McPhail's shoulder, as McPhail tries to avoid the shot.
McPhail gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jimenez throws a right and a left that McPhail avoids nicely.
McPhail takes a swing at Jimenez's ribcage but misses.
Jimenez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McPhail lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McPhail lands a right hook to the body.
McPhail slips under a jab from Jimenez.
McPhail moves away from the strike by Jimenez.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jimenez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, McPhail has got the better of the exchanges.
McPhail lands with a nice body punch.
McPhail ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paddy McPhail dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hugo Jimenez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from McPhail. Those never looked like landing.
Jimenez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McPhail bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jimenez's head.
McPhail throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jimenez! But no joy.
Jimenez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McPhail throws out the jab.
McPhail comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jimenez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jimenez misses with a series of wild punches.
Jimenez tries a low kick but McPhail avoids it.
Jimenez throws a lazy uppercut
and McPhail cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McPhail lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Jimenez goes down and covers up as McPhail starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paddy McPhail!
Paddy McPhail decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gwegowy East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). East's entrance music is I Can't Think- Whole Wheat Bread. A fine choice. Gwegowy East had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

East
vs
Dux

190 cm
26
194 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

188 cm
22
203 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gwegowy East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Dux!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux with a hook.
Jab by Dux.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dux.
Dux takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice shot lands for Dux.

East is rocked!

Dux drives through and clinches with East against the cage.
Oh East is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've been informed that Dux has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

East has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dux clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dux is trying to stand back up.
East seems to have got his legs back now.
East connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Dux to escape the position.
Dux wants to get back to his feet.
East punishes Dux with strikes from the back mount.
East has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dux is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
East wants to control but Dux is keeping busy.
Dux trying to get back to his feet but East is in full control for now.
East punches the canvas rather than the man.
Will East go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
East somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
East is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Dux. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
East controls the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dux trying to get back to his feet but East is in full control for now.
East lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, East manages to miss with strikes from the back.
East scores with punches from the back.
East trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Dux doesn't escape.
East landing with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
East lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dux is trying to get back to his feet but East has full control of the position and if anything, Dux has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Dux is trapped and East is scoring with shots to the head and body.

Dux is rocked!
Dux is trying to stand back up.
Oooh a big shot gets through from East. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Dux is still in real trouble! Can East finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
East lands a good shot there. Dux covers up! East smells blood and goes for the finish - the referee warns Dux to improve his position but he's not intelligently defending himself and the referee has no choice but to step in and end the fight! East jumps to his feet and celebrates the important win with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gwegowy East!
Gwegowy East made sure to mention his sponsor, Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andro Juricic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Olson's choice of entrance music: Bleed It Out- Linkin Park. Andro Juricic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Juricic
vs
Olson

185 cm
21
218 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

205 cm
28
215 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andro Juricic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Olson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Olson does no damage.
Olson moves forwards but Juricic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Juricic cracks a nice hook into Olson's ribs.
Olson misses with a combination

and Juricic counters with a takedown into side control.
Juricic scores with punches from side control.
Juricic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Juricic scoring with punches and elbows.
Juricic remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juricic working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juricic lands an elbow.
Juricic working the ground and pound.
Juricic lands some shots froms side control.
Olson wants to get back to his feet.
Juricic is working Olson over with some ground and pound from side control.

Olson is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juricic cracks Olson with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Juricic immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Olson is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Juricic!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andro Juricic!
In defeat, Will Olson stepped up to the mic, saying 'I Counted 37 times the dirty bastard cheated. The ref really needs to step up his game.'.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Abusy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Abusy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Abusy
vs
Locke

178 cm
21
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
183 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

King of Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Abusy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Locke!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abusy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Locke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Locke takes a swing at Abusy's ribcage but misses.
Locke has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Abusy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Locke works Abusy's body with a nice hook.

Locke takes the fight into the clinch.
Locke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Locke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke lands an uppercut.
Locke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Locke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abusy backwards.
Locke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Locke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abusy takes a shot to the head.

Abusy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Abusy misses its intended target.
Locke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Locke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Locke throws a combination that misses
and Abusy counters with a thumping low kick.
No joy there for Locke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Locke!

It looks like Gary Abusy has been cut.
Abusy digs a good hook to Locke's body.
Abusy misses with a double jab
and Locke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abusy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Locke's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Locke takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Abusy throws a body punch but Locke moves out of range.
Locke flicks out a counter leg kick but Abusy steps away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Abusy.
Abusy throws a sloppy head kick and Locke moves out of range easily.

Locke rushes Abusy and presses him up against the cage.
Good body shot from Locke.
Locke digs a right hand underneath Abusy's ribcage. Abusy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Locke is working Abusy over against the cage.

Abusy breaks from the clinch.
Abusy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abusy throws a shot from downtown. Locke moves away and avoids it.
Locke tries a head kick but it misses.

Locke closes the distance and clinches.
Locke lands a body shot.
A short left from Locke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke stalling in the clinch.
Locke just leaning against Abusy, taking a breather.
Locke pushes Abusy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Locke.

Abusy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Locke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Abusy momentarily.
Locke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abusy was well out of range. Poor timing from Locke.
Locke tries to move into range but Abusy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Locke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Abusy throws out a powerful jab.
Abusy misses with an uppercut.
Abusy wants to slow Locke down by chopping away at his legs.
A little jabbing left from Locke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Abusy breaks from the clinch.

Locke clinches up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Locke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Locke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Locke digs a right hand underneath Abusy's ribcage. Abusy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice body punch from Locke.
Locke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abusy.

Abusy manages to break the clinch.
Gary Abusy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Locke misses with a low kick.

Locke closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Locke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Abusy's cut.
That's time! Abusy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Locke drives through and clinches with Abusy against the cage.

Abusy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A decent looking cross lands there for Locke.
Locke misses the shot to the body.
Locke moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick by Abusy misses
and Locke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
An inside leg kick from Locke misses.

Locke clinches up against the cage.
Locke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Locke tries a body shot but Abusy blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke scores with a shoulder strike.

Abusy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abusy looks to land a combination but Locke avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Locke.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Locke rushes Abusy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Locke tries to throw a body punch but Abusy avoids it by throwing Locke back against the cage.
Locke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Locke is leaning against Abusy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Locke gets through Abusy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Locke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Locke digs a right hand into Abusy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abusy's gas tank.
Locke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abusy backwards.
Locke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Locke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Locke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Locke misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Locke.
Locke scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Locke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Abusy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Locke misses with a low kick.
Locke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Locke walks into a stiff left hand from Abusy.
Locke connects with a single shot there.
Abusy looks to land a combination but Locke avoids it well.
Locke misses with a few strikes there.

Locke clinches up with Abusy and pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Locke.
Locke lands a shot to the body.
Locke lands a nice uppercut.
Locke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Abusy breaks from the clinch.
Gary Abusy is winning the standup battle so far.
Abusy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abusy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Locke moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abusy. That's going to slow Locke down.
Locke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Locke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Abusy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
John Locke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Locke misses with a punch to the body.

Abusy breaks from the clinch.
Abusy takes a swing at Locke's ribcage but misses.
Abusy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Locke sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Locke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abusy, pushing him back against the cage.
Locke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abusy backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Abusy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Locke slips a jab and a cross from Abusy.
Locke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Locke rushes Abusy and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Locke lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Locke.
A short body shot lands from Locke as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Locke.
Locke pushes Abusy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Locke lands a right hand.
Locke lands a right hand.
Locke lands a shot to the body.
Locke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Locke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gary Abusy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Abusy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Locke throws a head kick that misses.
Abusy is looking to counter punch.
Donk. Abusy catches Locke right on the button with a cross.

Locke rushes Abusy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Locke on the inside.
Locke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A bit of stalling here from Locke.
A right handed body shot lands from Locke.
Locke lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Locke.
Locke lands with a right to the head.
Locke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Locke is leaning against Abusy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke gets through Abusy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abusy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Abusy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Locke has closed the distance and engaged Abusy in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Locke.
Locke lands a body punch.
Locke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abusy.
Locke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Abusy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abusy takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Locke.
Locke lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Locke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Locke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abusy backwards.

Abusy is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Locke as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Locke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Abusy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Locke misses with a body punch.
Abusy seems to have got his legs back now.

Abusy breaks from the clinch.
Abusy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Locke moves into range and clinches up with Abusy.

Abusy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Locke gets a clinch.
Abusy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Locke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Locke tries to work over Abusy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke scores with a shot to the side of Abusy's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Locke.
Locke lands a hook that snaps the head of Abusy backwards.
Locke unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Abusy! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Locke is unloading with more strikes now! Abusy drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Locke!
In defeat, Gary Abusy stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will come back next time!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Earl Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winnie Pooh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Allen
vs
Pooh

170 cm
28
147 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

175 cm
27
165 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Earl Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Winnie Pooh!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pooh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Allen blocking some punches.
Pooh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Allen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pooh pulls his leg out and moves away.
Winnie Pooh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pooh clinches.
Allen looking for a takedown.
Allen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Allen prevents a body shot from Pooh.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allen is trying to drag Pooh to the mat but Pooh just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Earl Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allen stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pooh can't find room to land a body shot as Allen controls the action.
Allen wants to take the fight to the mat but Pooh manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Allen is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pooh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Pooh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Allen looking for a takedown.
Allen is trying to pull guard but Pooh has him pressed against the cage.
Pooh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Allen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pooh gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pooh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allen wants a takedown.
Pooh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Pooh - that landed with a thud.
Pooh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pooh presses Allen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Allen is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Pooh.
Pooh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pooh is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pooh cracks Allen with a nice body shot.
Pooh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pooh lands a nice uppercut.
Allen fails to pull guard.
Pooh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Allen takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Pooh.
A shot in the inside from Pooh.
Pooh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Allen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pooh gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pooh cracks Allen with a nice body shot.
Pooh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Allen blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Pooh.
Pooh lands a nice uppercut.
Pooh gets underhooks to prevent Allen's takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Pooh.
Pooh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pooh lands an uppercut.
Pooh lands a shoulder strike.
Allen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pooh avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Pooh.
A short body shot lands from Pooh as the two fighters clinch.
Pooh lands with a light punch inside.
Allen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pooh pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pooh has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Allen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A jab from Pooh finds it's way through Allen's defenses.
Allen has his takedown stuffed

and Pooh counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pooh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Allen is keeping the position for now.
Pooh trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Allen is working an open guard so Pooh takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pooh rushes Allen and presses him up against the cage.
Pooh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Allen has hold of one of Pooh's legs. Pooh is fighting the takedown attempt but Allen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Pooh manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Pooh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pooh lands a body shot.
Pooh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pooh presses Allen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pooh lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Pooh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pooh misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Winnie Pooh dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pooh misses the body punch

and Allen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Allen.
Winnie Pooh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Pooh.
Pooh prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice body punch from Pooh.
Allen is looking for a takedown.
Pooh misses with a punch on the inside.
Pooh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Allen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pooh just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Earl Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pooh smiles and moves away.
Pooh throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pooh lunges at Allen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Allen's hand.

Allen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pooh to the mat! Pooh manages to get full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pooh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Allen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pooh controls Allen momentarily but Allen frees himself.
Pooh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pooh lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Pooh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Winnie Pooh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Allen controlling the position.
Pooh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Allen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Allen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pooh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Allen swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Pooh has gone for a leg lock! Allen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pooh's guard.

Pooh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Allen defends well.
Allen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Pooh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Allen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Allen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Pooh looking for a triangle here. Allen is fighting it but it looks tight! Pooh pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Allen is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Winnie Pooh!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yasuhiro Akagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akagi comes to the cage accompanied by Nash the Slash - American Band. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Akagi
vs
Silva

180 cm
23
180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

184 cm
23
185 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

M.O. Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yasuhiro Akagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Akagi!
Silva is chipping away with strikes.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva scoring with punches and elbows.
Silva landing a few strikes.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.
Akagi is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Akagi keeps working.
Akagi is looking for a sweep.
Akagi is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Silva working the ground and pound from side control.

Silva decides to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Silva cracks Akagi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Akagi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva throws a body kick that misses
and Akagi counters with a two punch combo.

Akagi lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Akagi takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Silva is rocked!

It looks like Jose Silva has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akagi sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Silva's defenses. It connects perfectly with Silva's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yasuhiro Akagi!
Yasuhiro Akagi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.